| अर्थ मन्त्रालय | |
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 Office building at Singh durbar | |
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| Formed | 1963; 61 years ago (1963) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Nepal |
| Headquarters | Singha Durbar, Kathmandu |
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| Website | mof |
Ministry of Finance (Nepali: अर्थ मन्त्रालय) is the central authority of Government of Nepal charged with the responsibilities for maintaining both micro and macro economic stability in the country. The position of finance minister in Nepal is currently held by Barsaman Pun since 6 March 2024.[1]
The predecessor of the Ministry of Finance of Nepal, the Ministry of Economic and Planning was established in 1963. In 1968, this Ministry was dissolved and the Ministry of Finance as well as the National Planning Commission of Nepal were set up. Ever since, the Ministry was the highest financial authority of Nepal.[2]
The mandate of the ministry includes the following: Formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of economic and revenue policy, financial administration and control of plans and programs, Financial analysis, Currency, determination and implementation of monetary policy. Also it is responsible for the Central Bank of Nepal, Nepal Rastra Bank (Including Nepal Industrial Development Corporation) and co-ordination with the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank and other International Financial Institutions.[citation needed]
The Ministry of Finance consists of the following five Departments:[3]
The Ministry is divided into several divisions:[2]
This is a list of all former Finance Ministers since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:
| SN | Name | Party | Assumed office | Left office |
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| 1 | Ram Saran Mahat[4] | Nepali Congress | 25 February 2014 | 12 October 2015 |
| 2 | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 5 November 2015 | 1 August 2016 |
| 3 | Krishna Bahadur Mahara[5] | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 4 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 |
| 4 | Gyanendra Bahadur Karki[6] | Nepali Congress | 7 June 2017 | 15 February 2018 |
| 5 | Yuba Raj Khatiwada[a] | Communist Party of Nepal (NCP) | 16 March 2018[8] | 4 September 2020[9] |
| 6 | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | CPN UML | 14 October 2020[10] | 13 July 2021 |
| 7 | Janardan Sharma | CPN (Maoist) | 13 July 2021[11] |
7 July 2022 |
| 8 | Sher Bahadur Deuba | Nepali Congress | 7 July 2022[12] |
July 31, 2022 |
| 7 | Janardan Sharma | CPN (Maoist) | 31 July 2022[13] |
26 December 2022 |
| 9 | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | CPN UML | 26 December 2022[14] |
27 February 2023 |
| 10 | ‡ Prakash Sharan Mahat | Nepali Congress | 31 March 2023[15] | 5 March 2024 |
| 11 | Barsaman Pun | Nepal Communist Party | 6 March 2024 |
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